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Homeostasis HW
Homeostasis HW
Read and highlight the passage below. Then answer the questions completely.
When a change occurs in the body, there are two general ways that the body can respond. In
negative feedback, the body responds in such a way as to reverse the direction of change.
Because this tends to keep things constant, it allows us to maintain homeostasis. On the other
hand, positive feedback is also possible. This means that if a change occurs in some variable,
the response is to change that variable even
more in the same direction. This has a de-
stabilizing effect, so it does not result in
homeostasis. Positive feedback is used in
certain situations where rapid change is
desirable.